PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jukka Purjo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ky
vs
Purjo

176 cm
26
165 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

175 cm
25
166 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gaia Ky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Jukka Purjo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky avoids the head kick by Purjo.
Ky takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ky works Purjo's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Ky blocks the low kick.
Ky connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Purjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ky.
Purjo scores with a head kick.
Ky thows a left - swing and a miss!
Purjo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ky is looking to clinch.
Ky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Purjo.
Ky scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Ky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ky lands a head shot.
Ky throws a series of punches but Purjo moves out of range.
Ky throws a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Purjo staying out of range there.
Gaia Ky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ky.
Ky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Purjo connects with a solid leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Purjo. Ky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ky lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Purjo throws a right hand that Ky ducks under and follows up with a left that Ky also avoids with ease.
Ky fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ky moves into the clinch.
Ky can't find room to land a body shot as Purjo controls the action.
Ky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ky keeps control of Purjo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ky has a couple of punches blocked by Purjo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Purjo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Purjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ky has double underhooks.
Ky lands with a right to the head.
Ky lands a nice shot to the body.
Ky lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Purjo or not.
Ky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Purjo's efforts to push away.

Purjo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ky loads up on a big right hand but Purjo slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ky. Purjo does a little dance to reset his feet.

Purjo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ky was covering up waiting for the punch and Purjo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ky is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jukka Purjo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Purjo throws a wild body kick that Ky sees coming a mile off.
Purjo throws a low kick, looking for Ky's leg but Ky calmly moves out of range.
Ky ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ky misses with a shot to the body
and Purjo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Purjo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Purjo somewhat.
Ky scores with a shot to the body.
Ky just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo misses with a looping left.
Purjo checks a low kick from Ky.
Ky swings for the body but Purjo moves out of range.
Purjo lands with a kick to the temple. Ky shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gaia Ky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Purjo slips under a jab.
Ky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ky scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky moves away from the strike by Purjo.
Ky misses the shot to the body.
Purjo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ky counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Purjo at a distance.
Ky lands a nice looking kick to the body. Purjo takes a step back to recover.
Ky misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ky is looking to clinch but Purjo is avoiding it.
Purjo blocks a jab.
Purjo misses with a body shot.
Purjo scores with a nice body kick.
Ky works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Purjo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ky circles away quickly and effectively.
Purjo throws a body punch but Ky moves out of range.
Purjo throws a combination that misses
and Ky counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ky.
Ky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Purjo.
A punch combination from Purjo misses.
Ky misses with a body shot
and Purjo counters with an inside leg kick.
Ky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Purjo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ky.
Purjo throws a sloppy body shot
and Ky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Purjo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Purjo throws a leg kick
and Ky counters with a nice body kick.
Purjo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ky throws an overhand right that lands on Purjo's shoulder, as Purjo tries to avoid the shot.
Purjo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ky doesn't seem bothered though.
Ky throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Purjo to counter with a crisp jab.
Ky moves out of range of the strikes.
Ky misses with a body shot
and Purjo counters with a good low kick that Ky was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky looks to land a right hand but Purjo moved out of range.
Purjo avoids the body shot from Ky.
Ky has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Purjo.
Purjo shoots in for a double leg but Ky sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ky changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ky is looking to wear down Purjo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Purjo throws a body kick the misses
and Ky counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Purjo thinking.
Ky takes a swing at Purjo's ribcage but misses.
Ky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Purjo was well out of range. Poor timing from Ky.
Purjo just misses with a punch to the body.
Purjo moves forwards but Ky connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ky darts in trying to clinch
and Purjo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Purjo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky lands a right hook to the body.
Purjo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ky.
Ky's corner calls for a 1-2. Ky obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Ky closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ky cracks Purjo with a nice body shot.
Purjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ky has double underhooks.
Purjo prevents a body shot from Ky.
Ky lands a body punch.
Purjo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ky works on Purjo's body with a couple of short punches.
Purjo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Purjo misses with a body punch.
Ky tries a body shot but Purjo blocks it.
A hook to the body from Ky.
Purjo blocking some punches.
Purjo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ky has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gaia Ky will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Ky misses with a leg kick
and Ky takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ky throws a sloppy body shot
and Purjo counters with a nice leg kick.
Purjo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Purjo lands a head shot.
Purjo throws out a loose jab but Ky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Purjo misses with a kick to the body.
Ky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Purjo misses
and Ky counters with a nice uppercut.
Ky tries to clinch but Purjo moves out of range.
Ky wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ky takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jukka Purjo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Purjo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Purjo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ky throws a predictable looking body shot

and Purjo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ky won't be happy with that.
Ky is trying to escape the position but Purjo is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Purjo prevents Ky from escaping the position.
Purjo fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ky manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ky is looking to improve his position.
Purjo is thwarting Ky's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Purjo manages to pass to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ky keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ky is working hard here to advance position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Purjo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Purjo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!